SOLUTION: Two types of tickets are sold for a concert. Adult tickets each cost $20, while child tickets each cost $10. A total of 150 tickets are sold, bringing in a total of $2,470. How man

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Question 270054: Two types of tickets are sold for a concert. Adult tickets each cost $20, while child tickets each cost $10. A total of 150 tickets are sold, bringing in a total of $2,470. How many adult tickets were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= number of adult tickets sold
= number of children's tickets sold
given:
(1)
(2)
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

97 adult tickets were sold
check answer:
and from (1),



and
(2)



OK



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